Ultimately, it’s up to the cities’ respective governments to decide whether they want to bring the 1 Gigabit speeds to town. As it requires building so much new infrastructure, there’s a chance it won’t actually happen.

Still, it seems unlikely either will object, given Google’s potential to provide many more people and businesses with a crazy-fast connection and compete better against more established tech hubs like San Francisco and New York City. It’s also a shot across the bow to AT&T, which just announced Gigabit connections for the Bay Area yesterday.